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TSA will require airlines from 13 countries to not allow any electronics bigger than a smartphone to be carried onto planes headed to the US -- (link)

Posted by znufrii, definitely not 40 (aka znufrii) Mar 20 '17, 13:27

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/20/us-forbids-devices-larger-cell-phones-flights-13-countries (www.theguardian.com)

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"It was suggested that Royal Jordanian disobeyed the circular in part by making its existence known." - What the... - JD Mar 20, 13:43
ooh! TSA getting in on the craaaazay. -- nm - colin Mar 20, 13:38
They can be checked, just not carried into the cabin. -- nm - mara Mar 20, 13:33 2
- see below re: fire and maybe not. Also, are you comfy checking your laptop? I'm not. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:42 1
  - I think my company has corporate guidelines about not checking company laptops -- nm - JD Mar 20, 13:44
"oh, i'm sorry, we got rid of our entertainment screens because everyone has an iPad. But, no, you can't bring that tablet on the plane with you." -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 13:33
Well that's gonna make business travel hard. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:31 6
- They'll just have to find a different airline, I guess. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 20, 13:33 5
  - I presume it will mean connecting in a non-impacted country but still....odd -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:33 4
    - It will hurt airlines in impacted countries with flights to the US though -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:34 3
      - eh, just check it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 13:36 2
        
        lithium ion batteries in the hold have caused multiple airplane fires over the past decade. Many airline refused them in the cargo hold. -- nm - ty97 Mar 20, 13:41 1
        
        Also, baggage crews are grabby. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 13:45
Size doesn't matter! -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 13:28 1
- and no shoes. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 20, 13:29

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